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log using "C:\Users\hongj\Dropbox\Administration of UI Programs in the American States (Ji-Hyeun Hong)\Administrative Inequality Bias (Paper #1)\Data Replication File Materials (JPART)\Output\Administrative Bias.APPENDIX D.02-01-2026.smcl", replace 






*** APPENDIX D: OMITTING YEAR UNIT/FIXED EFFECTS [ONLY CONSIDER STATE/CROSS-SECTIONAL UNIT/FIXED EFFECTS -- JULY 2025]







*** Retrieve "ADMINISTRATIVE BIAS" MANUSCRIPT Statistical Database [07-07-2025]  ***

use "C:\Users\hongj\Dropbox\Administration of UI Programs in the American States (Ji-Hyeun Hong)\Administrative Inequality Bias (Paper #1)\Data Replication File Materials (JPART)\Data\Admin_Bias.MANUSCRIPT DATABASE.07-07-2025.dta", clear





*** SET DATA TO PANEL STRUCTURE  ***

xtset state_numident year, yearly

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** BETWEEN-WITHIN STATISTICS FOR APPOINTMENT VARIABLES **

xtsum gubapptauth_partisan_rescaled4  gubapptauth_partisan_rescaled3 




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*** NOTE: PERFORM PAIRWISE REGRESSIONS ON SAME GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY MEASURE BETWEEN "SAI_DETAMT_CLMTREAL" DEPENDENT VARIABLES [I.E., MODELS D1 & D2 / MODELS D3 & D4] ***








*** MODELS D1 & D2: BENEFIT OVERPAYMENT ERROR DETECTION BY STATE UIP AGENCY-INITIATION [CLAIMANT-/NON-FRAUD] -- AMOUNTS IN 2010 CONSTANT-DOLLAR TERMS - DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY: NON-PARTISAN DISTINCTION *  



*** NON-PARTISAN BASELINE MODELS [MODELS D1 & D2]: DISTINCTION BETWEEN GUBERNATORIAL DIRECT APPOINTMENT POWERS VERSUS ABSENCE OF SUCH INSTITUTIONAL POWERS [BINARY INDICATOR MEASURE] ***
*** gubapptauth_partisan_rescaled4==0 [ABSENCE OF DIRECT GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENT POWERS] &  gubapptauth_partisan_rescaled4==1 [DIRECT GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENT POWERS] ***



*** MODELS D1 & D2 *** 



** OBTAIN CORRECT AIC & BIC MODEL FIT STATISTICS FROM MODELS CONTAINING ROBUST CLUSTERED STANDARD ERRORS BY STATE **

** M1* **

glm  sai_detamt_clmtreal i.gubapptauth_partisan_rescaled4  electionyear econideol_median  publicunion_cov  unemp_rate  ln_uiadmin_budget_real ln_pop_size  ln_clmterror_est ln_employerappeals_ct  i.state_numident i.year,  family(normal) link(log) vce(cluster state_numident)
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estat ic
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testparm i.year
* 
*

** MD1 **

glm  sai_detamt_clmtreal i.gubapptauth_partisan_rescaled4  electionyear econideol_median  publicunion_cov  unemp_rate  ln_uiadmin_budget_real ln_pop_size  ln_clmterror_est ln_employerappeals_ct  i.state_numident ,  family(normal) link(log) vce(cluster state_numident)
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estat ic
*
* -2*(LL: M1-DM1) Test * 
display -2*(-17598.72  - -17789.22)

*
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* AIC DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED MODEL SPECIFICATIONS 
display 35265.44  - 35598.44
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* BIC DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED MODEL SPECIFICATIONS 
display  35432.27 - 35647.51
*
*
*


** M2* **

glm sai_detamt_clmtreal  i.gubapptauth_partisan_rescaled4  electionyear econideol_median  publicunion_cov  unemp_rate  ln_uiadmin_budget_real ln_pop_size  ln_clmterror_est ln_employerappeals_ct  i.state_numident i.year  if nonpartisan_gubapprove!=1,  family(normal) link(log) vce(cluster state_numident)

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estat ic
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testparm i.year
* 
*


** MD2 **

glm  sai_detamt_clmtreal  i.gubapptauth_partisan_rescaled4  electionyear econideol_median  publicunion_cov  unemp_rate  ln_uiadmin_budget_real ln_pop_size  ln_clmterror_est ln_employerappeals_ct  i.state_numident  if nonpartisan_gubapprove!=1,  family(normal) link(log) vce(cluster state_numident)
*
estat ic
* 
* -2*(LL: M1-DM1) Test * 
display -2*( -16792.67 - -16974.18)
*
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* AIC DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED MODEL SPECIFICATIONS * 
display 33653.34 - 33968.35
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* BIC DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED MODEL SPECIFICATIONS * 
display 33818.53 - 34016.94






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*** MODELS D3 & D4: PARTISAN BASELINE MODELS -- DISTINCTION BETWEEN DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL DIRECT APPOINTMENT POWERS VERSUS ABSENCE OF SUCH INSTITUTIONAL POWERS [THREE GROUP CATEGORICAL MEASURE] ***





*** PARTISAN BASELINE MODELS: DISTINCTION BETWEEN DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL DIRECT APPOINTMENT POWERS VERSUS ABSENCE OF SUCH INSTITUTIONAL POWERS  [THREE GROUP CATEGORICAL MEASURE] ***
*** gubapptauth_partisan_rescaled3==0 [ABSENCE OF DIRECT GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENT POWERS] &  gubapptauth_partisan_rescaled3==1 [REPUBLICAN DIRECT GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENT POWERS: CONSTRAINED & UNCONSTRAINED COMBINED] & gubapptauth_partisan_rescaled3==2 [DEMOCRATIC DIRECT GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENT POWERS: CONSTRAINED & UNCONSTRAINED COMBINED] ***





*** MODELS D3 & D4: BENEFIT OVERPAYMENT ERROR DETECTION BY STATE UIP AGENCY-INITIATION [CLAIMANT-/NON-FRAUD] -- AMOUNTS IN 2010 CONSTANT-DOLLAR TERMS --- DISTINCTION BETWEEN DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL DIRECT APPOINTMENT POWERS VERSUS ABSENCE OF SUCH INSTITUTIONAL POWERS [THREE GROUP CATEGORICAL MEASURE] ***





** OBTAIN CORRECT AIC & BIC MODEL FIT STATISTICS FROM MODELS CONTAINING ROBUST CLUSTERED STANDARD ERRORS BY STATE **

** M3* **

glm  sai_detamt_clmtreal  i.gubapptauth_partisan_rescaled3  electionyear econideol_median  publicunion_cov  unemp_rate  ln_uiadmin_budget_real ln_pop_size ln_clmterror_est ln_employerappeals_ct  i.state_numident i.year,  family(normal) link(log) vce(cluster state_numident)
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estat ic
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testparm i.year
* 
*

** MD3 **

glm sai_detamt_clmtreal  i.gubapptauth_partisan_rescaled3  electionyear econideol_median  publicunion_cov  unemp_rate  ln_uiadmin_budget_real ln_pop_size ln_clmterror_est ln_employerappeals_ct  i.state_numident,  family(normal) link(log) vce(cluster state_numident)
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estat ic
*
* -2*(LL: M1-DM1) Test * 
display -2*(-17532.65  - -17738.16)
* 
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* AIC DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED MODEL SPECIFICATIONS * 
display 35129.3 - 35498.31
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* BIC DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED MODEL SPECIFICATIONS * 
display 35286.32 - 35552.29
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*
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** M4* **

glm sai_detamt_clmtreal  i.gubapptauth_partisan_rescaled3  electionyear econideol_median  publicunion_cov  unemp_rate  ln_uiadmin_budget_real ln_pop_size ln_clmterror_est ln_employerappeals_ct  i.state_numident i.year if nonpartisan_gubapprove!=1,  family(normal) link(log) vce(cluster state_numident)
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estat ic
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testparm i.year
* 
*

** MD4 **

glm sai_detamt_clmtreal  i.gubapptauth_partisan_rescaled3  electionyear econideol_median  publicunion_cov  unemp_rate  ln_uiadmin_budget_real ln_pop_size ln_clmterror_est ln_employerappeals_ct  i.state_numident if nonpartisan_gubapprove!=1,  family(normal) link(log) vce(cluster state_numident)
*
estat ic

*
* -2*(LL) Test *
display -2*( -16729.77 - -16924.97)
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* AIC DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED MODEL SPECIFICATIONS *
display 33521.53 - 33871.93 
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* BIC DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED MODEL SPECIFICATIONS * 
display 33672.15 - 33925.38



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